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Mom facing charges after Amber Alert ends in Monroe

A Centerville woman is facing charges after going missing with her toddler son.

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Updated: 7:21 AM EDT May 9, 2014

Mom facing charges after Amber Alert ends in Monroe

A Centerville woman is facing charges after going missing with her toddler son.

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Updated: 7:21 AM EDT May 9, 2014

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WEBVTT IN THE CASE THAT SPARKED ANAMBER ALERT.. THURSDAY. WELEARNED OVERNIGHT.. OF THECHARGES A MOTHER WILL FACE.W-L-W-T NEWS FIVE'S ANDREWSETTERS IS LEADING THE WAY ONTHIS CASE.POLICE WERE FOCUSED ON FINDINGNOLAN MYERS AND HIS MOTHERMELISSA, BECAUSE THEY SAID SHETHREATENED TOHARM HERSELF. NOW, SHE'SFACING CHARGES.MELISSA MYERS HAS BEEN CHARGEDWITH AGGRAVATED MENACING,INDUCING PANIC AND DOMESTICVIOLENCE CHARGES.NOLAN MYERS, THE SUBJECT OFYESTERDAY'S AMBER ALERT WASFOUND SAFELY AND RETURNED TO HISGRANDPARENTS YESTERDAY MORNING.THAT'S THANKS TO A MAN WHOSPOTTED THAT LIME GREEN FORDTHEY WERE IN PARKED OUTSIDE AHOTEL IN MONROE. MYERS HASTHREATNED TO JUMP OFF A BRIDGEAND DROWN HERSELF AND HER SON.THE MAN WHO SPOTTED THE CAR,CALLED POLICE, AND HELPED BRINGTHIS TO AN END - KNEW ABOUT THEAMBER ALERT BECAUSE HE WATCHEDIT ON NEWS FIVE TODAY. HE SAYSPOLICE TOLD HIM HE MAY HAVESAVED THEIR LIVES.(a lot of times you can drivethe same routes every day andnot pay attention to nothing butthis morning, something told meto look out for a lime greencar)THERE WAS A POSITIVE OUTCOMEHERE TO THIS AMBER ALERT - NOLANMYERS WAS FOUND SAFE. BUT WELEARNED THERE WAS A GLITCH INTHE AMBER ALERT SYSTEM. WHEN THEAMBER ALERT WAS FIRST SENT OUT,NOT EVERYONE IN SOUTHWEST OHIOGOT THE ALERT ON THEIR PHONES.THAT GLITCH HAS SINCE BEENFIXED. REPORTING LIVE, ANDREWSETTERS, WLWT NEWS FIVE.NEW THIS MORNING .. EIGHT

Mom facing charges after Amber Alert ends in Monroe

A Centerville woman is facing charges after going missing with her toddler son.